Lieberkuhn \Lie"ber*k["u]hn\ (l[=e]"b[~e]r*k[usd]n), n. [Named
after a German physician and instrument maker, J. N.
Lieberk["u]hn.]
(Optics)
A concave metallic mirror attached to the object-glass end of
a microscope, to throw down light on opaque objects; a
reflector.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |